Millions of children are being raised solely by their grandparents, with numbers continuing to climb as the opioid crisis and other factors disrupt families. New research shows that caregivers who ste...

Mice pups whose grandparents had been exposed to BPA, had different vocalization patterns, a new study finds. This, in turn, could also affect the amount of parental care they received. Scientists bel...

The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect on how grandparents and grandc...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Past studies have shown that biparental care of offspring can be affected negatively when females and males are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA. In a study published toda...

(University of Turku) The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect on how g...

Telegraph.co.ukChildren who attend nursery are better behaved than those who stay at home with parents, study findsTelegraph.co.ukYoung children who are looked after by their parents or grandparents a...

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Grandparents can play critical roles in the lives of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. However, current research and understanding around grandparent roles ...

We know little about custodial grandparents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who offer a vital social safety net. 117 custodial grandparents of children with ASD from 37 states complete...

Grandparents are often the caretakers of children in Chinese American families. Studies have shown that Chinese grandparents underestimate the weight of their grandchildren and associate food with inc...

Correct pedigree is essential to produce accurate genetic evaluations of livestock populations. Pedigree validation has traditionally been undertaken using microsatellites and more recently, based on ...

Describing and understanding close proximity interactions between infant and family members can provide key information on transmission opportunities of respiratory infections within households. Among...

Mary Crowley was born in 1915. Her mother died when she was eighteen months old and at that age Crowley was sent to live with her grandparents on a wheat farm in Missouri for five years. She lived wit...

The Food Allergy Initiative is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds research seeking a cure for food allergies. FAI was founded in 1998 by concerned parents and grandparents to supp...

Adult Well-Being Services promotes health, well-being and independence of adults through advocacy, services, family and community support. The developmental disability services include family support ...